Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Michaela Youngson.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Rabbi Pete Tobias.
Including Tracks of My Years, in which Gary Lightbody picks - two a day - his ten favourite discs.
With new country, including top tunes and Nashville news.
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Folk, roots and acoustic-based sounds. Also, a look at the latest albums, plus news and updates of artists currently on tour in the UK. EMAIL: [text removed]
6/8. Reggae enthusiast Mark Lamarr presents choice examples of the Jamaican music genre.
Tonight he is joined in the studio by singer Michael Rose, who has had a massive impact on the roots movement since joining Black Uhuru in the mid-1970s.
1/6. Radio 2's resident rocker Suzi Quatro recalls six established greats of rock 'n' roll and pop, beginning with Neil Sedaka, who's been writing hit songs since the 1950s. With lyricist Howie Greenfield, he wrote many of his rock 'n' roll-era hits in friendly competition with other New York writing teams such as Gerry Goffin and Carole King. He dated King, immortalising their young love in the song Oh! Carol. Sedaka explains why Calendar Girl is a "sandwich song" and talks about how he layered his multi-tracked harmonies on hits such as Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Happy Birthday, Sweet 16.
With a live session from 6 Day Riot.
Including at 1.30am Pause for Thought with Andrew Graystone.
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